Evergreen weather observer
Harry Ellis reported .25 inches of rain on April 28, .12 inches on April 29 and
.62 inches of rain (along with some hail) on May 3. He reported a high of 83
degrees on May 3 and lows of 51 degrees on April 30 and May 1. Total rainfall
for the month of April 1998 was 6.61 inches.

Mark West announces run for
Senate seat: Mark West, 40, of Selma has announced his candidacy for State Senate
Seat 23.

The seat is currently held by
Hank Sanders.

West is presently serving his
second term on the Selma City Council.

44 YEARS AGO

MAY 3, 1973

Miss Rubicon of 1973 is Susie
Neese, a ninth-grader at Evergreen High School and the daughter of B.A. Neese
Jr. The first alternate is Brenda Royster also a ninth-grader and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Royster and second alternate is Deborah Adams, an
eleventh-grader and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Adams. They were chosen in a
contest held last Thursday night at Evergreen City School and will be featured
in The Rubicon, the EHS annual.

Shopping center will be built
Hiway 31 South: Evergreen is to get a major shopping center it is announced
today.

T.W. Persons Realty of
Evergreen and Aronov Realty Co. of Montgomery state that they have completed
negotiations for a site for a large shopping center.

The center will be located on
the M.S. Holley property on Highway 31 South, adjoining Brior Auto Parts.
Aronov Realty Co. is one of the capital city’s largest developers and developed
Normandale, Montgomery’s first shopping center.

Occupants of the center and
other details will be announced at a later date.

Larry E. Byrd, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B.L. Byrd of Evergreen, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the
U.S. Air Force upon graduation from School of Military Sciences for Officers at
Lackland AFB, Texas.

A 1960 graduate of Evergreen
High School, he earned his B.S. degree in engineering in 1972 from Michigan
State University. The lieutenant, who entered the Air Force in 1961, has
completed a year of duty in Vietnam.

69 YEARS AGO

MAY 6, 1948

Prominent Belleville Man Dies Suddenly: A.L. Riggs, age
65, well known and much-beloved citizen of Belleville, died suddenly Thursday
morning, April 29.

Mr. Riggs was a good citizen who enjoyed the love and
esteem of a wide circle of neighbors and friends.

Funeral services were held from the Belleville Baptist
Church Friday afternoon conducted by his pastor, Rev. J.L. Higdon, assisted by
a former pastor, Rev. R.D. Wright.

Rev. Sam Granade Is New Baptist Pastor: Rev. Sam Granade,
who will graduate from the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville with the
Master of Theology degree on May 7, has accepted a call to be pastor of the
First Baptist Church of this city. The call was extended to Rev. Granade Sun.,
April 25. He notified the pulpit committee of his acceptance the latter part of
last week.

He expects to move here June 1, and will conduct his
first service as pastor on June 6. He was here and preached at both morning and
evening services on April 18.

Rev. Granade is a native of Leroy, Washington County,
Ala. He graduated from Howard College with the A.B. degree before entering the
seminary. He served as army Chaplain in the recent World War for a period of
four years.

COMING EVENTS: At the Pix:

Fri., May 7: Lash Larue in “Cheyenne Takes Over” and
Charlie Chan in “The Chinese Ring,” Wednesday and Thursday, May 12-13: Humphrey
Bogart in “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.”

94 YEARS AGO

MAY 2, 1923

Road Contract Let: The
Courant learns that Keenan & Kyser were the successful bidders for the
Evergreen-Belleville road before the State Highway Commission yesterday. It is
stated that work will be started immediately.

Belleville Junior High School
Exercises: The faculty of the Belleville Junior High School invite you to be
present at their commencement exercises the week of May 6. The program for the
week will be given in the High School auditorium. Friday, May 11, 8 p.m. –
Graduation exercises, address by Supt. J.A. Keller.

Dr. Sanders was here Monday
in the interest of his Congressional campaign. The doctor says he is meeting
with encouragement wherever he goes.

Lewis Johnston of Brooklyn
and Miss Bertha Stone of Brewton were quietly married on Sunday evening at the residence
of R.G. Kendall, Dr. J.G. Dickinson officiating. The happy couple will reside
at Brooklyn.

Rev. C.A. Cornell and Mrs.
Cornell have been in St. Louis for several days visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Hill. The Business Men’s Evangelistic Club held services at the Methodist
Church Sunday morning for Dr. Cornell. F.H. Chappelle, W.M. Newton and Lamar
Matkin were the assigned speakers with the president, Dr. Hairston, presiding.

Capt. H.M. Rumbley has resigned, and M.A. Gantt has been
elected in his stead as captain of the Conecuh Guards.

The storehouse and contents of James Barron & Son at
Cohassett was destroyed by fire on the night of the 2nd inst.
Supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Loss $1,000 with insurance.

The election of town officers will take place next
Monday. As far as we can learn, everything will be harmonious. The principal
office to be filled is that of mayor. Mr. W.H. Herrington is the youngest man
on the board, and has been mayor for three terms, and the voters of Evergreen
should go to the polls next Monday and give this faithful officer their
unanimous endorsement, for he unquestionably merits this distinction.

Closing Exercises of Castleberry School: The most
pleasant and entertaining event that it has been our pleasure to attend in some
time was the entertainment given at the close of Prof. D.T. Bozeman’s school at
this place, on the evening of the 20th inst.

Mr. Belknap, the accommodating superintendent of the
railroad, kindly gave the use of the warehouse for the occasion.